February 2015 - San Diego Safari Club International

San Diego Chapter
Safari Club International
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Vol. XXXVI, No. 1, February 2015
“CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND PRESERVATION OF THE HUNTER”
EXPANDED AUCTION ’15 INCLUDES:
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San Diego SCI Auction ’15
“Celebration for Conservation”
SUNDAY BRUNCH with fellow Sportsmen
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February 4-8
SCI Convention,
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March 1
San Diego
Junior Pheasant Hunt
March 21
Auction 2015
Loews in Coronado
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In This Issue…
President’s Message ................................................ 3
Three Amigos
Hunt Sonoran Desert Bighorn Sheep ............... 4 - 7
Warm Weather Whitetails ................................ 8 - 9
Montana ‘Muley’
& Non-Typical Whitetail ............................... 10 - 11
2014 San Diego SCI Christmas Party ................. 12
DOUGLAS STREED: 1946-2014 ....................... 13
Auction ’15 News ....................................................14
Bayside Celebration for Conservation ................ 15
SDSCI METALS CLUB ........................................16
Donations are Needed! ...........................................17
Auction ’15 Grand Prize ...................................... 18
Our Fine Sponsors ......................................... 19 - 26
Bulletin Board ....................................................... 27
- San Diego SCI Book Review
- WANTED Moose Head
Membership Application Form ........................... 28
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OFFICERS & DIRECTORS -2015
PRESIDENT
JIM CONRAD
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VICE PRESIDENT
JOSH ZIGMAN
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President’s Message
By Jim Conrad, San Diego Chapter President
For far too long, hunters have been mischaracterized
as somehow not being in tune with the true principles
of conservation and, unfortunately, in keeping with the
low profile that many of us seem to prefer, we haven’t
done nearly enough to correct that misconception.
With that underlying notion, the theme for Auction ’15
of “Bayside Celebration for Conservation” was born.
Let’s begin with a review of the early American
conservation movement. During the 19th century,
some Americans recognized and expressed a deep and
abiding passion for nature. The early evolution of the
conservation movement began through both public and
private recognition of the relationship between man
and nature, often reflected in the great literary and
artistic works of the 19th century. Books and speeches
by Henry David Thoreau, as well as John Muir and
Gifford Pinchot who wrote “Conservation means the
greatest good to the greatest number for the longest
time” were key to getting the attention of the Federal
government.
like Pinchot and Roosevelt, who were natural
rights advocates who wanted to protect forests
“for the greater good for the greatest length”, and
preservationists, such as John Muir, the founder of
the Sierra Club. Important differences separated
conservationists like Roosevelt and Pinchot from
preservationists like Muir.
In 1891, Congress passed the Forest Reserve Act,
which allowed the President of the United States
to set aside forest lands on public domain. A
decade after the Forest Reserve Act, presidents
Harrison, Cleveland, and McKinley had transferred
approximately 50,000,000 acres into the forest reserve
system. However, it is President Theodore Roosevelt
who is credited with the institutionalization of the
conservation movement in the United States.
As a preservationist, Muir envisioned the maintenance
of pristine natural environments where any
development was banned. Whereas conservationists
want regulated use of forest lands for both public
activities and commercial endeavors, preservationists
want forest to be preserved for natural beauty,
scientific study and passive recreation. These very
significant differences continue to this day, with
sustainable harvest and multiple-use being the
major focus of organizations like SCI, while passive
recreational activities are the primary focus of groups
like the Sierra Club.
For President Roosevelt, the conservation movement
was not about the preservation of nature simply
for nature itself. After his experiences traveling as
an enthusiastic, zealous hunter, Roosevelt became
convinced of “the need for measures to protect the
game species from further destruction and eventual
extinction”. President Roosevelt recognized the
necessity of carefully managing America’s natural
resources. According to Roosevelt, “We are prone to
speak of the resources of this country as inexhaustible;
this is not so”. Nonetheless, Roosevelt believed that
conservation and successful management of America’s
natural resources was for the purpose of providing a
continued, sustainable yield in the harvesting of these
resources in the future, for the benefit and enjoyment
of the public.
So who is the true conservationist? It is the hunter that
believes in maintaining our natural resources to insure
a sustainable harvest for future generations. While the
contributions of sportsmen and sportswomen often go
unrecognized, they are a critical piece of SCI’s efforts
to preserve and protect our natural resources.
In the early 1900s, the conservation movement in
America split into two main groups: conservationists,
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Three Amigos
Hunt Sonoran Desert Bighorn Sheep
By Josh Zigman
In the past three years, I have been hunting more and
more with a couple of chapter members, you might
know their names, Jim Conrad and Eric De Jong. I
would have never met these guys had it not been for
our local SCI chapter, which in my opinion is the best
reason to join the club. Any rate, back in 2013, Jim,
Eric and I were hunting Mule Deer in Sonora with
Sergio Estrella Jr., owner of Muy Grande Outfitters in
Hermosillo, Mexico, when Sergio began to pitch us a
Sonoran Desert Big Horn Sheep hunt. Sergio Jr. had
been peddling this hunt to me for years but the cost
was out of reach. This time, however, the price of
the hunt was marked down so low I thought - maybe
it’s time to do this deal. Eric and Jim were thinking
the same exact thing and before you know it, we all
committed to the sheep hunt scheduled for December
2014.
night. I woke up around 9:00 pm Friday night, when
my smartphone message alarm notification went
off. I checked the message and had to read it a few
times before I could believe what it said. With no
explanation, US Airways had cancelled our morning
flight to Phoenix. I got on the phone with the airlines
and sure enough, the flight was canceled due to
“weather” and there was no other flight scheduled to
go out that day. In fact, the best they could do was
to get us on a plane the following Monday. Almost
in panic mode, I asked the airline customer service
person if there was a similar flight out of John Wayne
Airport (SNA) in Orange County and bingo, SNA
had the exact same flight at the exact same time at the
same fare and the weather was fine in Orange County
(by the way, the skies were crystal clear in Point
Loma, 5 minutes away from our airport, so I know
they were holding back on the real reason our flight
was canceled).
We were scheduled to fly out of San Diego, change
planes in Phoenix, and then go nonstop from Phoenix
to Hermosillo where Sergio picks us up at the airport.
This was a routine flight that we had done before so
we were not expecting any trouble. We had a 6:30 am
Saturday morning flight out of San Diego (SAN) so
I finished packing and hit the sack early that Friday
Next, I had to get in touch with Eric and Jim to tell
them the news and make sure they were okay with
catching a shuttle to SNA at 3:00 in the morning to
make our Orange County flight. I must have called
Eric and Jim 30 times and couldn’t get them to pick
up. Finally, about an hour later
Eric called me back and I gave
him the run down and told him
that we had to rebook our flights
and hire a shuttle to get us to
SNA. He was good with it, so Eric
and I made the necessary flight
arrangements and I found a shuttle
service willing to take us to SNA
at 3:00 am. I kept calling Jim
until 1:00 in the morning but got
nothing back. I must have dozed
off because the next thing I know
the alarm is going off and the
doorbell is ringing and the shuttle
was at my door. I threw all my
gear in the shuttle and we started
off for North County to pick up
Eric. On the way I was desperately
trying to get ahold of Jim, but still
no luck.
We picked up Eric and I had just
about given up on Jim when he
finally called me back. The night
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After a 2 hour road trip we made it to the Ranch
House, which was a small two bedroom one bath
ranch house owned by the government and was about
15 minutes from the mountain range. The mountain
range was situated on 75,000 acres of governmentowned property. The mountain peaks reached up as
high as 5,000 feet and were very rugged with rocks,
cactus and thorn bushes. After unpacking, we geared
up and headed out to the flat lands to sight in the rifles.
Eric and I brought .300 caliber rifles for the sheep
and Jim brought his .270 win. Eric and I also brought
our 22-250’s to hunt varmints. We knew there would
be lots of varmints from past experience and sure
enough, we were able to pop a mess of Jack Rabbits
that first afternoon. Eric also killed a coyote and had
an opportunity to smoke a nice bobcat but shot over
him and never got another chance.
before, Jim had turned off his cell phone and went
to bed and had no idea what had happened with the
flight. Jim was in his own shuttle blissfully headed for
SAN when I told him about the cancelled flight. Jim
immediately had his driver pull off the freeway and
do an about face to head north for SNA. Eric and I
got there in plenty of time. Jim was about 15 minutes
behind and when he got there he was in a hurry and
tripped over the curb, dropping his duffel bag and gun
case and splitting his knee open. What a start to our
hunt! Fortunately, Jim’s knee wasn’t serious and things
started going much smoother after this.
First, our flight was uneventful and we arrived in
Hermosillo on time. Second, we were the only hunters
in the Hermosillo airport so it didn’t take long to get
our rifle permits stamped and get out of the airport.
Then Sergio was waiting for us outside the gate to pick
us up and to cap it off, he took us out to lunch where
we had a couple of beers and laughed about the ordeal
we had just gone through—compared to Mexico the
US is all screwed up! After lunch, we drove back to
his office where we loaded up the trucks and started
out for sheep country.
The next morning we set out for our sheep. We split
up into three teams, each with a driver and a guide
on one of their high rack pickups. I was with Sergio
Jr. and Tulo. Eric was with Sergio Sr. and Sergio the
ranch manager and Jim was with Samuel and Paul.
There was limited road access to the mountains so
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happy about his ram and brought the whole bar with
him out to celebrate with us and our now unstuck
truck. We drank to his ram, which scored around 170,
and to our rescue and made it back to the ranch house
just in time for supper.
Jim and I spent the next three days hiking and glassing
for our rams. Finally, late Wednesday afternoon we
spotted a nice ram but it was too late to make the
climb, so we packed it up and went back to the ranch
house hoping to spot him in the same vicinity in the
morning. We set out at 6:30 am and found our ram
about an hour later. The shooter ram was with 3 other
smaller rams and they were on the move. They were
making their way to go over the ridge of the mountain
but stopped just below the ridge where they busted us.
Instead of running over the ridge, where they would
have slipped away, they got curious and just stood
there checking us out. There was no time to do a spot
and stalk because if they went over the ridge they
would have run to the next county. I decided to try a
long shot at the big one, rather than take a chance that
they would disappear. I ranged the sheep at 460 yards.
He was facing me and wouldn’t break for a broadside
shot. Finally, I put the cross hair on his chest and
clicked off the shot. I didn’t see what happened but
my guide Tulo was jumping up and down yelling
“buen tierro – buen tierro!” – which meant great shot.
I asked him if he was sure I had buckled him and he
said there was no question about it.
we had to park the truck at the base of the mountain
and then hike up to glass and spot the sheep. In this
regard, it wasn’t nearly as difficult as the Northern US
and Canadian sheep hunts, which was okay with me
because I didn’t train much for this trip. That morning
we saw a few nice rams but not the one I was after.
We were at the top of a mountain peak at noon when
we heard a shot go off. Sergio Jr. got on the radio and
sure enough… Eric shot his ram. We decided to come
off the mountain and head back to the truck to have
a little lunch and move to a new location. After lunch
we were heading on a dirt road when we came upon
a sink hole in the middle of the road. This was not
an ordinary sink hole – the ground had collapsed and
took a 75,000 ton track hoe down with it. In order to
get around the sink hole, Sergio drove off the road and
into some tall grass where we immediately got stuck
in the mud. Of course, our radios and cell phones
didn’t work and we were texting the other guys but not
getting any response. After 3 hours of us digging the
tires out and blocking up the rear axle in a futile effort
to get unstuck, Eric, Sergio Sr. and his crew showed
up to pull us out. They had received our text but we
weren’t receiving their answer. The rescue team had
come just before dark and we were extremely happy
that we didn’t have to spend the night in the truck.
Eric, who had already shot his ram, was obnoxiously
The three of us went after him but we lost our
bearings and couldn’t find him. I started getting
nervous and asked Tulo again if he was sure I nailed
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the sheep and he said “si, si, you shot him!” I finally
decided that we were just looking in the wrong spot,
so I back tracked where I thought he must be and
sure enough, I found him piled up about 100 feet
below where I shot him. After taking pictures, we
gutted him before we carried him down. We found
the entrance wound and discovered I had drilled him
right in his heart but we couldn’t find the exit wound
and couldn’t find the bullet. Later that night, Sergio
had his guy cook up the back straps. As the cook
was slicing the meat up for appetizers he found my
bullet lodged in the meat! Talk about a cool surprise!
Nothing like a little Barnes TTSX copper seasoning
to flavor the meat! The unofficial score of my ram was
175; I was extremely happy with him.
Dove hunting. Hermosillo is quite well known for their
overabundance of Dove so I was excited to give it a go.
Jim had things to do and begged out so only Eric and
I went. The doves were fogging in like crazy and we
both shot a full case of shells killing around 90 Dove
each! We went out again the following morning but it
was raining and predictably, the dove weren’t flying as
much; however, we still were able to shoot around 30
to 40 dove which still wasn’t a bad shoot, considering
I’ve been hunting the Mexicali Valley for 20 years and
rarely had as good a shoot in the sun as that morning
shoot in the rain.
We wrapped up our dove shoot around 10:00 am
and went to get Jim and our luggage and beat it to
the airport to make our 1:00 pm flight out. Sergio
got us to the airport on time but wouldn’t you know
it, our plane to Phoenix was delayed which caused
us to miss our connecting flight to San Diego. We
finally got home around 9:00 that night – only 6 hours
late. Except for the air troubles, this was a very fun
hunt. We have hunted with Sergio several times, for
a variety of game, and Sergio Sr. and Jr. always go
out of their way to accommodate you and make you
feel right at home and the fact that we all shot nice
rams made for a very exciting adventure. If you are
interested in hunting with Muy Grande Outfitters,
please contact Sergio Jr. at
[email protected].
Now, I wasn’t the only hunter to punch his tag that
day. Later on that afternoon, Jim spotted his ram
grazing above half a dozen ewes at about 300 yards.
Jim had seen this scenario play out several times
before though, with his chief guide Samuel always
checking the ram with the spotting scope and then
shaking his head that we could do better. This time
was different though and Samuel excitedly exclaimed
(a bit too loudly, I’m afraid) “shoot him!” The ewes
got nervous and started to move up the mountain, with
the big ram following them. Jim had already ranged
the ram so dialing the ballistic distance into the scope,
putting the crosshairs on the ram’s shoulder and
squeezing the trigger all happened in an
instant. The ram went down and everyone
high fived. While Jim was killing his ram,
Eric and I were back at the ranch house
having a good ole time and watching the
sun go down. We didn’t know Jim had
killed his ram so we were wondering what
we were going to do the following day. We
were talking about trying to bag a mule
deer or a Couse deer when Jim’s truck
rolled in. Out came Jim with the biggest
smile on his face I had ever seen. Jim’s
ram was hung up by the head off the high
rack, Sonoran style in the back of the pickup. It was a dandy, like mine the unofficial
score was at 175.
Well, we all decided to change our flights
back to get out of there early, but before
we left we had another good morning
rabbit hunt and then hightailed it back to
Hermosillo. That afternoon Sergio took us
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Warm Weather Whitetails
By Jim Conrad
When we think of whitetail deer hunting season, I
suspect that most of us have visions of cold snowy
weather and thoughts of shivering in a ladder stand,
or if we’re lucky, at least getting some shelter in
a box blind. That wasn’t the case for me this year
though, because I drew both an early season Kansas
muzzleloader deer tag and an Iowa second season
muzzleloader deer tag.
and one is seldom successful two years in a row
drawing a non-resident muzzleloader deer tag in Iowa.
I had hunted with Timberghost near Burlington, IA
twice before and had terrific hunts both times so I was
really looking forward to this five-day hunt. I knew
the free-range leased hunting areas and the guides and
felt very comfortable with the situation, even though
the weather was unseasonably warm with rain, rather
than snow in the forecast.
Kansas
In Kansas, the 2014 early season muzzleloader
whitetail deer was scheduled for September 15-28
and having lived in the Midwest in my youth, I know
that’s typically a time when fall is in the air, the leaves
are turning and most hunters are making their plans
for heading into the fields. This year was different
however, and warm semi-tropical rain was in the
forecast, at least periodically. I had purchased my hunt
with K&K Outfitters at the San Diego SCI Auction ’13
event and selected the second of the two hunt periods
that the outfitter offered, September 23-28.
As with Kansas, I inquired as to how well the previous
group of hunters had fared and was again disappointed
to learn that they didn’t do all that well, with a success
rate of 40%. However, the pictures of the four bucks
that had been taken by the previous group of hunters,
coupled with the trail camera pictures of the big
bucks that had been recently seen and that were still
available, gave me real hope that a high quality hunt
was at hand.
On the morning of the first day I drew a ladder blind
located in a timbered area that had good shooting
lanes cut directly in front of the blind. The breeze
was in my face, the fog was moderate and everything
looked promising, except that I didn’t see any wildlife
at all, let alone a deer. That afternoon/evening I drew
a ladder blind in a completely different area with
a view of a cut cornfield and saw over two dozen
does and eight bucks, four of which were handsome
8-pointers with tall racks and excellent balance. Had
this not been the very first day of my hunt, I’d have
happily bagged one of those bucks, having been
skunked in Kansas, but I wanted to hold out for
something better.
When I arrived at their Lyons Kansas camp, I inquired
as to how well the previous group of hunters had fared
and was disappointed to learn that they didn’t do well
at all, with a success rate that was extremely low and
with few big bucks having been seen, let alone taken.
The weather was hitting the low 90’s during the day,
rain was scheduled for at least part of the day for most
days of my hunt, the mosquitos were thick, and the
moon was full. How’s that for being dealt a bad hand?
Nevertheless, I soldiered out to a variety of stands and
blinds every day, all day, and made the best of things.
The central Kansas whitetail habitat is phenomenal,
with a combination of creeks, sloughs, timber, and
corn and soybean fields. However, that wonderful
habitat, coupled with warm weather and full moon
gave the deer no reason to venture forth during
shooting time. The end result was that I got skunked,
having seen only a few does during the day and only
a single shooting-quality buck well after dark by
moonlight.
The morning of the second day I again drew a ladder
blind but this time in a drainage between two ridges
near a Christmas tree farm. The rain was intermittent
and made being exposed less than comfortable, but
it was at least better than being baked at over 100
degrees in a Kansas tripod box blind. It was midmorning before I saw the first deer which were three
does being closely followed by a small 8-point buck. I
was glad to see that the buck was small because all of
the deer stayed fairly high on the ridge to my left and,
because of the dense brush, never would have given
me a clear and unobstructed shot.
Iowa
My 2014 Iowa whitetail deer hunt came as a surprise,
because I had drawn that same tag the previous year
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feeding, a big bodied buck showed up on the edge of
the timber and began to survey the situation. He had
his left side facing me and, at 200 yards and with the
dimming light, I could just barely make out six points
on his left antler. While I couldn’t count the points
on his right side, I could see that he had at least four
points, which made him a 10-pointer and a definite
shooter candidate. I put the crosshairs on his left
shoulder and squeezed the trigger. When the smoke
from the muzzleloader had cleared, I could see that
the buck was down and not going anywhere.
On the afternoon/evening of the second day, I
drew what I knew to be a prized box blind known
as “Cabbage Patch” on a lease referred to as
“Homestead”. A hunter had scored at this blind on the
previous day and this location had everything going
for it… located high on a knoll with a 360 degree
unobstructed view of mowed wheat that was bordered
by timber and even had a flowing creek. The best
part though was a planted beet field directly between
a stand of timber and the blind, with all possible
shots being 200 yards or less. A setup just doesn’t get
any better than this and I was as excited as a kid on
Christmas Eve, with the anticipation of what would
surely happen soon.
When we got the buck back to camp and were able to
check him out more thoroughly, we could see that the
foremost tip on his left antler had been first broken and
then worn down, probably from fighting. His antler
bases were thick and definitely showed that he was
indeed a very mature buck, probably 7-8 years old and
facing his last breeding season.
At around 3:00pm that afternoon a doe and a forked
horn came to feed on the beet tops. They had their
fill and left after about 15 minutes. Then at 5:00pm,
which was booked as official sunset, a group of eight
does came to feed. A few minutes after they began
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Montana ‘Muley’ & Non-Typical Whitetail
By Keith Johnson
My long term very good friend John Robbins and I
have hunted on the Hamilton Ranch for 14 consecutive
years, having been referred by Arnaud Outfitting some
time ago. They have wonderful mule deer hunting and
the whitetail hunting has been coming on strong lately.
Both John and I wanted to concentrate on getting a big
whitetail in 2014.
away. It was obviously him, as the big drop tine they
discussed was prominent.
I piled out of the back of the car and found a rest. As
I brought a round into the chamber, John said “340
yards”. Quickly the Barnes TSX 180 grain was on its
way at about 3,350 fps. We could hear the sound of a
solid hit and all the deer ran off to the left. I brought
up another round and John called “400 yards”, and a
second shot put him down.
I was being guided by John Hamilton, the owner, with
Dennis Zornig, another frequent hunter from Clinton,
Iowa. Dennis wanted a “Muley”,
so we decided to determine “Who
is up” by which kind of buck had
been located.
We had been hunting for three
full days, seeing many nice bucks,
but not the larger size we wanted.
Dennis had passed on a nice mule
deer which would have been in the
165 to 170 range. Meanwhile John
R. had been hunting the entire
time elsewhere along the riparian
habitat. He’d seen a lot of bucks
that were very good, and a 10 point
that he liked, but he couldn’t get a
shot at him.
On the afternoon of the third full
day, I had been left up “Ambush
Ridge”, a travel route for deer coming from the river habit up into the
hills, where I had taken what now
is my 2nd biggest whitetail. I saw
nothing of interest, when suddenly
John H. and Dennis drove up on
the visible county road and waved
at me. As I came down they said
“Hurry, we found a big whitetail”.
We drove about a mile and a half
away to the vicinity of irrigated
fields and open land were they’d
seen it. We spent a long time at
three different locations looking
for him. At the third location we
saw five does, but no bucks.
Just as John started the truck to go
elsewhere, I saw the big buck jump
up from the grass about 250 yards
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We were pleased to find it easily on the grass and were
astounded by the mass and blading of the tines. We’re
guessing he will be eight or nine years old, and will
learn what a tooth analysis shows.
about 200 yards, and a few minutes after legal time,
John’s shot dumped him where he stood.
He was a very wide and tall eight point (with a very
small ninth point). He is the biggest basic eight I’ve
ever seen, a truly beautiful deer, who will score quite
high.
The last morning Wade Olson, one of John H’s guides,
took John R. out and I went along as an extra set of
eyes. Wade took us to an opening in a wooded area
between two grassy fields. We arrived about 50
minutes before sunrise. There was a buck there, but in
the darkness we could see very little, except his antler
structure looked fairly wide and tall.
When we returned to the ranch house we learned
that Dennis had taken a quite large mule deer buck...
rewarded for passing on the earlier deer.
It was a very happy ending to a tremendous hunt with
good friends. We eagerly await hunt #15 there next
year.
John slipped quietly out of the car, and we waited for
legal shooting time. The buck moved to a distance of
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2014 San Diego SCI Christmas Party
By Alan Heth
Just attended my 1st San Diego SCI Chapter function,
the 2014 Xmas party. My wife, Rhonda, and I are
new residents to Fallbrook after migrating to be close
to our children. Joining the San Diego Chapter as a
life member was a nice feeling that was augmented
by the Xmas event hosted by Jim & Kathy Hill at
their Poway home… wonderful folks with fabulous
trophies.
The event was well attended and we met many new
chapter friends at the dinner. Barbara DeGraw was
in attendance and had her crew cooking the great
meal. Jim’s bar was well stocked as was his front yard
Koi pond. I considered doing some fishing, but, Jim
apparently can shoot well. His trophies throughout the
house prove that.
Hopefully, I can network and find someone for local
bird hunting with my red field setter, Rosie. She is
missing finding those Wisconsin pheasants… the
seagulls are too easy for her and she would enjoy
some quail hunting.
Best wishes to our new chapter friends.
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DOUGLAS STREED: 1946-2014
We lost a stalwart volunteer, true patriot, family man, and active Chapter member
in Doug. He joined the Air Force during the Viet Nam war and served for 9 years
as an instructor pilot on the T-38 and F-4 Phantom jets. As a civilian he was hired
by PSA in 1978 and retired from US Airways in 2006. In retirement, he had time
to give back to his passion, the outdoors. He was a Commissioner on the San
Diego County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Commission, and an active member of
North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association, San Diego County Wildlife
Federation, Safari Club International and the NRA. He also taught Hunter Safety
Classes regularly at the P2K Range, volunteered
at the Boy Scouts Trail Blazer Day, and National
Wild Turkey Jake events. We most appreciated
Doug’s dedication to our own San Diego Junior
Pheasant Hunt. The stated goal of the Hunter
Safety Class is to teach a student to become
a safe, responsible hunter. Doug took this
philosophy a little farther and worked to
help our youth become safe, responsible,
environmentally conscience citizens of
our country. We miss you Doug.
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Auction ’15 News
Auction ’15 is approaching fast; it is time to start
making plans for the weekend of 20-22 March.
Activities are scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday at Loews Coronado Bay Resort. Our auction
banquet is Saturday evening, 21 March. See the
invitation enclosed with this newsletter for additional
details.
You can use our printed order forms or visit our web
site at www.sandiegosci.org/events/auction to register
for Auction ’15. You can also order progressive
drawing packets in denominations of $100 to $1,000,
which include drawing tickets at a significant discount.
Loews Resort provides a luxurious setting with
beautiful views of the downtown skyline. To allow
you to enjoy the full weekend of events, Loews
has offered us a deep discount on room rates
and a Weekend Getaway package that includes a
complimentary champagne breakfast for two on
Sunday. To reserve a room for a single night or the
weekend package, contact Loews at (800) 235-6397.
Be sure to ask for the “SCI room block” rate.
Following the reception a meal will be provided for
our Metals Club members and exhibitors with our
special guest, Phil DeLone, CEO of Safari Club Intl.
Other guests may purchase the meal at the event.
Several activities are scheduled to entertain our
guests throughout the day Saturday, including a chef
class on spices (11:00 AM), a seminar on preparing
your animal for taxidermy (1:00 PM), and a cigar
and bourbon tasting (3:00 PM). In addition, those
staying at the resort will have full access to the Loews
attractions (spa, tennis, exercise room, boat rentals).
As usual, there will be exciting auctions and drawings
for guns, hunts and merchandise. There will be silent
auctions, live auctions and targeted drawings, as well
as our popular backward bingo, 52-card drawings,
early bird drawing, hourly cash drawings and
progressive drawings, all with fantastic prizes. The
grand prize for our $1,000 progressive drawing will
be a multi-species hunt in Hawaii. Our auctioneer this
year will again be the very popular Les Olhauser.
The auction doors open at 4:00 PM Saturday. Come
early to peruse items offered for auction and drawings,
to visit with fellow guests and exhibitors, and to listen
to a great band, the Mariners. There will be a hosted
bar. The banquet starts at 7:00 PM, followed by the
auctions and drawings. We will wind up the weekend
with a champagne breakfast Sunday morning.
Activities will begin Friday evening with a Welcome
Reception for our exhibitors and Chapter members
to “meet and greet” each other. The reception will
include light appetizers, hosted beer and wine tasting,
and a cash bar for mixed drinks.
We have put together another memorable evening
(and weekend, if you wish) of entertainment, exciting
trips and hunts, quality firearms, and targeted drawing
prizes. Invite your friends to Auction ’15; they are
sure to have a great time.
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Bayside Celebration for Conservation
By Bob Smith, Auction ’15 Chair
You may have wondered what we had in mind when
we chose “Bayside Celebration for Conservation” as
the theme for our Auction ’15 event. There are really
two messages in that theme:
fought in the hearts and minds of the other 98% of
the population; and it is that 98% that our legislators
ultimately listen to.
The good news is that 73% of Americans approve
of hunting; each of us must strive to maintain that
positive image of hunters. One way to do that is to
remind the general public how much hunters do for
conservation. Many of our members volunteer for
habitat improvement, youth education, and wildlife
conservation efforts. And all of us provide financial
support for wildlife and habitat conservation via the
excise tax we pay on firearms, ammunition and fishing
equipment.
1. It is a reminder that our Chapter is a 501(c)(3)
organization, and like the SCI Foundation, our
mission is to support conservation, education
and humanitarian efforts; and
2. We need to get the message out that hunters
are indeed the first conservationists. It is the
conservation efforts of hunters that brought many
species back from the brink of extinction early
in the 20th century. Our President’s message does
an excellent job of describing the historical roots
of hunters’ role in conservation.
Between 1939 and 2010 our excise taxes have
provided over $6.4 Billion in wildlife restoration
grants to State fish and wildlife agencies; anglers have
provided another $6.6 Billion. In addition, hunters
and anglers also contribute by purchasing licenses,
stamps, motorboat fuel, sporting equipment, and
making contributions to conservation organizations; in
2011 alone, these expenditures provided more than $3
billion toward conservation efforts.
Our Chapter spends the bulk of the funding we receive
from our Auctions (our primary fund-raising events)
on donations to SCI Foundation and on conservation,
education (esp. youth education), and humanitarian
(events for disabled veterans) projects. You can read
about many of the events and projects we support
in past issues of the Trophy Times. Our Pronghorn
Project to re-introduce Sonoran pronghorns into their
historical range in Southern California is a good
example of our conservation efforts.
What can you do? One suggestion is to gently remind
friends and relatives about the positive impact hunters
have on conservation. There is no need to proselytize,
but whenever hunting comes up in a conversation,
have a few facts at your fingertips to illustrate how we
contribute to conservation. At each of our Auction
’15 tables, you will find a pack of “Quick Fact Cards”
produced by SCI. Take one of these cards with you,
look through it, and memorize a few facts to “drop”
the next time you are in a conversation about hunting,
conservation, habitat or the environment. It is through
efforts like these that the general public will maintain
their positive image of hunters and hunting.
The second reason for our theme is the importance
of fostering a favorable impression of hunters and
hunting with the general public. As most of you know,
various anti-hunting groups are attempting to curtail
our right to hunt in California, with some success.
Recent examples include the ban on lead ammunition,
the ban on using dogs for bear hunting, and proposed
bans on hunting contests and bobcat trapping. Their
approach is to cast hunting in a bad light and to target
one hunting activity after another. It has been pointed
out that only one percent of California’s citizens are
hunters, and that fewer than that are anti-hunting
activists. The battle for hunting rights is being
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This is your invitation…
to become a member of our
SDSCI METALS CLUB
Donations will support our Auction ’15 event, which is our annual fundraiser to help support our
wildlife conservation and outdoor education mission.
A donation at any of the following levels will establish you as a member of the SDSCI Metals Club
•Bronzelevel-$100perperson
•Silverlevel-$250perperson
•Goldlevel-$500perperson
•Platinumlevel-$750perperson
•Diamondlevel-$1,000perperson
NEW THIS YEAR – The Metals Club has added another level of giving for our Business friends.
If your Business or Corporation can support us at any of these levels, or any other amount, it will
help make our Auction ’15 event a success and ultimately help us fulfill our mission.
•Sapphirelevel-$2,500–pergroup
•Emeraldlevel-$5,000–pergroup
Sapphire level giving will include
Emeraldlevelgivingwillinclude
Two dinner tickets
Four dinner tickets
•Rubylevel-$10,000–pergroup
Rubylevelgivingwillinclude
A table of ten dinner tickets
•OursponsorswillbegivenrecognitioninourTrophyTimesandonourWebsite.
•BannersandliteraturemaybedisplayedatourExhibitorReceptionandAuction.
•MetalsClubmemberswillbegivenpreferredseatingonAuctionnight.
•Receiveatietackdenotingthelevelofgiving.
•MemberswillappearinAuction’15Program.
•Areinvitedtoa‘membersonly’exclusivecarvingstationmeal
withPhilipDeLone,CEOSafariClubInternational
immediatelyfollowingourMeettheExhibitorsReception
ontheeveofAuction’15,Friday,March20,2015.
These levels may be reached by a cash donation or material donation of like worth.
•SanDiegoChapterSafariClubInternationalisa501(c)(3)andalldonationsmayqualifyforfavorabletaxtreatment.
Checks may be sent to: SDSCI,P.O.Box600155,SanDiego,CA92160
Material donationswillqualifybycompletingtheattachedGeneralDonationsForm.
The latest information on Auction ’15 can be seen on our website at www.sandiegosci.org
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Auction ’15 is Approaching
Donations are Needed!
This is an open letter to all San Diego Safari Club International members
I
have been asked to support and assist the 2015 SDSCI AUCTION COMMITTEE in soliciting donations. And
I need your help. There are a number of members AND sponsors who give very generously to our annual auction
and we are extremely appreciative for their gifts. As you are aware, the donations bring in the money that fund
the chapter projects.
HOW TO HELP
Again, we need your help and support. It is not too early to consider making a donation or a cash gift now. We
need a wide variety of items for our Live Auction, Silent Auction and Drawings. AGAIN, we would be happy
to accept cash donations to bring in the best in firearms and optics. The Auction Committee is already at work
on the 2015 Auction planning. I am asking all members to please consider a donation that you can make for the
2015 Annual Auction.
In the past, members have donated some of the following auction items and I am asking that you please consider
making these donations again.
PAST DONATIONS
• SunsetYachtCruise
• Football/BaseballTickets
• LocalFishingTrips
• SeaWorldTickets
• MuseumTickets
• CateredDinnerfor6/8
• FamilyRetreat/VacationPackages
• WeekendMountainCabin
• CondoinHawaii
• BeachHouse
• DesertHouse
• CaboSanLucas
• B&BStay
• HotelStay
• SkinandBodySpaPackage
• LadiesDayataGunClub
• Cigars/Humidor
• CustomKnives
• Ammo
• CollectableHuntingBooks
• CustomCrystal
• Baccarat
• Waterford
• Wine/ChampagnebytheCase
• WildGameDinnerfor8
• GolfPackage
• SanDiegoZoo/SafariPark
• DisneylandTickets
• TheaterTickets
• Chef’sTableDinnerPackage
• GiftCertificatesofallKinds
• Jewelry
• Restaurants
• SportingGoods
• RetailStores
• EventTickets
• Padres/ChargersTickets
• WhaleWatchingTrip
• AntlerLamp
• BuckKnives
• Furniture
• CustomBoots
• HearingProtection
• FamilyPortraitPackage
• HeirloomEstateJewelry
• HandmadeGiftBaskets
• CookingClasses
• VintageReserveWhiskey
Thank You! Margot Humphreys, SDSCI Auction ’15 Donations Chair
If you are able to help, please contact me at (619) 518-3456 for further information.
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Auction ’15 Grand Prize
Maui Hunt for Trophy Axis Deer and Wild Goat
1 in 40 chances to win this exciting hunt with purchase of your $1,000 Progressive Drawing Packet
Maui Hunting Safari (http://www.mauihuntingsafari.com) has donated a 2-day guided rifle hunt for trophy axis
deer and wild goat on the island of Maui. Rodney Perreira and his wife Dawn will host this combination island
hunt for one hunter between April 1st and September 30th of 2015 or 2016. Non-hunters are welcome to join the
hunt at $200/observer. Your point of arrival is Kahului Airport (Maui).
SCI’s television series “Expedition Safari” recently featured this outstanding free range hunt for world class axis
deer and wild goat. The hunt takes place on a private ranch, which borders a state park and overlooks the ocean.
This family style hunt features a $500 gift certificate to be used at the high bidder’s discretion and your hotel cost
(not to exceed $300). Not included are round trip airfare to/from Maui, transportation before and after the hunt,
packing and shipping of trophies, tips/gratuities (optional), and Hawaiian hunting license.
Some of the world’s largest axis bucks are found on the island of Maui and over 8,000 goats can be found there.
This hunt is ideally suited to the traveling hunter/family. Additional hunters are welcome at regular rates. The
$1,000 progressive drawing package is consistently the best value at San Diego SCI’s annual fund raisers and this
year’s March 21st “Celebration for Conservation” at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort is no exception. For more
information contact Rodney Perreira at [email protected] or Mike Rogers Jr. at [email protected].
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Are you looking for a hunting partner, information about a specific animal,
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Chapter members have the opportunity to post
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Contact the Trophy Times editor, [email protected] for information.
San Diego SCI Book Review
BACKTRACKING GRANDFATHER an autobiography covering some seventy years of hunting
experiences and the history of these times by Wilt Williams. Published 2014; hard cover, signed.
FISH OR CUT BAIT “the remarkable life and sport fishing legacy of Captain Bill Poole”
by Chuck Garrison.
Both of these books are about local members and are well written and interesting.
The books are free and can be ordered by contacting Ingrid Poole-Williams at 619-222-1334.
Donation instructions are sent with each book, should the reader care to make a tax deductible
contribution, after reading that will benefit youth in the field or Chapter conservation projects.
Escondido
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Please contact
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Copyright ©2015 San Diego Chapter Safari Club International, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced
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